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brain cancer PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 34 brain cancer PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy
Gene therapy has the potential to provide therapeutic benefit to millions of people with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Delivery into the brain is hampered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which limits the efficacy of both conventional and novel therapies at the target site. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Prof H McCarthy
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(MRC DTP CASE) Multiomic evaluation of differential drug response in metastatic breast cancers

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Breast cancers are the most common cancers in women. Estrogen Receptor (ER) plays a major role in breast cancer growth. To stop the cancer from growing further, clinically successful ER-targeting therapies like Fulvestrant, etc were developed. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Nagarajan, Dr HH Harrison, Prof R Clarke, Dr I Iqbal
 13 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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New Drugs for Brain Tumours: Prodrugs of Diazopropyne

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences
The propargyl group, introduced to temozolomide-like drugs for brain tumours by our colleagues in Nottingham, shows considerable pre-clinical promise and… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Dr S Shnyder
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New Drugs for Brain Tumours: Defining the Physicochemical Parameters for Optimal Imidazotetrazine (Temozolomide) Derivative Prodrug Activation Kinetics

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences
The imidazotetrazine ring system that forms the core of the anticancer drug temozolomide is a fascinating prodrug delivery device. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Dr S Shnyder, Dr A Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala
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Cancer Biology: The role of Wnt signaling in glioblastoma therapeutic resistance

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain tumour treated with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy with patient survival of 6-15 months. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Mavria, Dr S Bell, Dr C Toomes
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Investigating ubiquitin signalling in the radiotherapy response of glioblastoma

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre
Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr VD D’Angiolella
 20 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of GLUT transporters in microglial metabolism, investigating functionality, regulation and drug targetable properties.

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
Modifying the brain’s metabolism as an intervention or for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease represents a novel strategy for targeting what is recognised as a multifactorial condition which lacks effective therapeutic options.   . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Stolinski
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing virtual reality for paediatric neurorehabilitation

University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science
Brain and spinal cord tumours are the second most common types of cancer in children and young people (CYP) after leukaemia, accounting for approximately 1 out of every 4 childhood cancers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S C Maddock
 22 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigation of the extracellular matrix as a regulator of Parkinson’s progression

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences
  Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences
Parkinson’s is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting around 1 in 20 people aged over 65. In the UK, the number of affected people is set to rise by 50% over the next 50 years due to ageing populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Dickens
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Free Circulating Histone Variants and Their Complexes in Biofluids as Novel Markers of Diseases

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine
Affiliation. Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine. Study program. PhD program Biomedical Sciences. Specialization. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JF Fröhlich
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(MRC DTP CASE) Understanding how tumour associated macrophages control the tumour immune landscape in NF2-Schwannomatosis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Type 2 Neurofibromatosis (NF2), now referred to as NF2-Schwannomatosis (or NF2-SWN), is a rare autosomal dominant tumour pre-disposition syndrome characterised by growth of typically benign tumours throughout the nervous system. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Brough, Dr K Couper
 13 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Early detection of neurodegenerative disorders using artificial intelligence

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Medical Research
A fantastic opportunity for a PhD student to complete an exciting project which aims to utilize vision deep learning for early detection of neurodegenerative disorders. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Gharahkhani
 21 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Characterisation of tissue microstructure from non-invasive MRI using Machine Learning

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
The characterisation of biological tissue microstructure in vivo and non-invasively is of outmost interest in science. If successful, it could reveal unique insights into biological processes, including aging and cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy
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Deconvoluting the spatial multi-omic landscape of high-grade glioma to target post-surgical residual disease

University of Sheffield School of Medicine and Population Health
Background. High-grade gliomas are the most common cancers arising within the brain and contribute to ~190,000 brain tumour related deaths/year globally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Collis, Dr O Rominiyi, Dr M Dunning
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17 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the Institute of Industry and Innovation

Sheffield Hallam University
The Institute of Industry and Innovation (I2RI) at Sheffield Hallam University intends to appoint up to 17 GTAs on 3.5 year fixed-term, full-time studentships from October 2024, with annual stipend at the living wage foundation rate (currently £19,722 in the academic year 23/24). Read more
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